Shellder counters

Gen 9 LC · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Shellder
#0090 Shellder
Water
USAGE 16.6% #12
ABILITYSkill Link
BASE STATS
HP 30
ATK 65
DEF 100
SPA 45
SPD 25
SPE 40
BST305
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
ElectricGrass
½×
FireWaterIceSteel
Moves
Shell Smash 99.9% Rock Blast 86.7% Icicle Spear 75.6% Ice Shard 44.4% Liquidation 43.8% Tera Blast 15.6% Protect 11.8% Substitute 9.7%
Items
Eviolite 97.7% Life Orb 1.4% White Herb 0.4% King's Rock 0.3% Choice Scarf 0.1% Focus Sash 0.0% Covert Cloak 0.0% Never-Melt Ice 0.0%
Abilities
Skill Link94.9%Overcoat5.0%Shell Armor0.1%
Tera Types
Rock 29.7% Ghost 24.7% Water 10.8% Steel 7.1% Electric 6.2% Ice 5.6% Grass 4.1% Fire 3.9%
Common Teammates
Vullaby86.9%Mienfoo71.2%Mudbray50.3%Foongus46.6%Elekid44.7%Impidimp24.7%Minccino20.6%Glimmet16.3%

Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Foongus
Foongus
GrassPoison SOFT CHECK
22.733
47
47.1% dies 10.47%
02
Mienfoo
Mienfoo
Fighting SOFT CHECK
60.627
42
41.9% dies 6.34%
03
Vullaby
Vullaby
DarkFlying SOFT CHECK
30.916
29
29.4% dies 8.19%

Ranked #12 with 16.60% usage. Sorted by reliability score.